A Career Fair for CETA STudents Held

On February 16, Career Services here at the University hosted a job fair for engineering, technology, and architecture. Sue Landolina, assistant director of Career Services, put the fair together and oversaw the afternoon’s activities, assisted by Bonny Stoecklin, also of Career Services, and student Marissa Harriss.

The idea for the fair originated with two students, Eric Carlson and Steve Charry, both biomedical engineering majors in CETA. They went to Landolina with the idea and requested her help in establishing the event.

CETA students registering for the career fair. (That's Sue Landolina standing by the career fair sign.)

Plans are to hold the fair again next year because this year’s was so successful. At least 150 students attended the fair at which 15 companies had booths. The corporate attendees were

• Aerotek, a commercial and technical staffing company
  
• Barnes Aerospace, a producer of machined and fabricated components and assemblies for turbine, airframe and gas turbine builders
  
• Covidien, a producer of medical and imaging devices and pharmaceuticals
• Connecticut Space Grant Consortium, which promotes research supporting NASA objectives
  
• FM Innovations, consultants in computer-aided facility management and integrated workplace management systems
  
• Fuss & O’Neill, an engineering consulting firm
  
• Hamilton Sundstrand, a designer and producer of advanced aerospace and industrial products
  
• Hanger Orthopedic Group, a provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient care
  
• HB Communications, providing audiovisual, video and professional audio work
  
• Loureiro Engineering Associates, an engineering consulting firm

• Northeast Utitilities, the operator of New England’s largest utility system
  
• Phonon Corporation, a manufacturer of hybrid semiconductors for military and space systems
  
• Simulations, LLC, which provides engineering services for the medical, aerospace, defense, and product-based commercial industries
  
• Texcel, a contract engineering and manufacturing service provider for medical devices
  
• Travelers, a property and casualty insurance and surety product provider

Among the recruiters was a former CETA student, Michael Meczywor, now the engineering manager for Barnes Aerospace. Meczywor was a mechanical engineering technology major here.
Most of the employers said that our students were well prepared for the event, and so planning will begin for another engineering, technology, and architecture career fair to take place in the next academic year.

Former CETA student Michael Meczywor (in the sports jacket) talking to current CETA students

CETA thanks Sue Landolina for her help to our students.